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Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” spent 32 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 this year.

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Sixteen different songs have hit No. 1 on this year.

“Thank U, Next” by took the first top spot of the year. “Heartless” by The Weeknd currently holds the title.

“Old Town Road” charted at No. 1 for a historic 19 weeks.

The Billboard Hot 100 is roundly recognized as the music industry’s most reliable measure of song popularity. To score a No. 1 on the chart is a major accomplishment; to debut at No. 1 is even more rare.

This year has been especially interesting. After Selena Gomez’s comeback ballad “Lose You to Love Me” surged to No. 1 in November, 2019 became the year with the most female artists to top the Hot 100 this decade.

Moreover, thanks to smash hits like Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings” and Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” – both of which dominated radio play and streaming numbers for an unprecedented stretch of weeks – only 16 songs have claimed the chart’s top spot so far this year. They’re listed in chronological order below (Insider will update this post each week until the year ends).

“Thank U, Next” by Ariana Grande

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